OHSU researchers lead study that finds integrative and comprehensive pain management provide small to moderate improvements in pain and function for patients with chronic pain.

Eric Simpson, M.D., and colleagues conduct study that finds the monoclonal antibody duplimuab provides significant improvements in the well-being of patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.

Research conducted by Nima Nabavizadeh, M.D., and presented at ASTRO 2021, suggests people with liver cancer could benefit from underutilized external-beam radiation therapy.

Alexandra Sokolova, M.D., is a guest on a Cancer Network podcast about the treatment implications of germline testing in prostate cancer and how this type of testing is becoming more common: “Germline testing can inform the family risk of cancers … If we find mutations in them [family members], we can implement earlier cancer screening or risk reducing procedures.”

Muriel Lezak, M.D., emeritus professor of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry and author of a landmark textbook on brain injuries and disorders, passed away Oct. 6.

Seven inspirational young patients will virtually reveal their personally designed Nike sneaker, apparel and equipment collections on Feb, 25, 2022, through the Doernbecher Freestyle program, which raises funds for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

Tracy Severson, R.D., provides outside commentary on a study that found a link between eating more animal fat and an increased risk of stroke: “I don’t think anyone needs to look at this and become vegan if that’s not what they want to do, but swapping even one meal of red meat a week and replacing it with an unprocessed vegetarian option is going to be good for cardiovascular health."

Aluko Hope, M.D., describes the challenges of diagnosing and treating chronic COVID-19: “I think the learning point around long COVID has been how to identify the multiple systems that might be impaired, but then also understand how different patients might present with those different impairments.”

OHSU is one of several Portland-area health care systems offering COVID-19 vaccinations for kids 5 to 11.